Kayla Giles, the woman accused of killing her husband in a Walmart parking lot back in September, appeared in court yesterday. Her bond has now been set at $1M. Testimony before that decision showed Giles allegedly confessed twice to police, to the officers arriving to the shooting scene and during questioning later at Alexandria Police Department headquarters. Giles has yet to be arraigned on the charge of 1st degree murder. That will happen on Nov. 30.

Calcasieu Sheriff Tony Mancuso says a Fork Polk soldier and his 24-year-old girlfriend Sarah Parker were driving around Sunday night with a dead woman in their trunk. Mancuso says 22-year-old Logan Kyle killed his wife at the military base and then was in the process of dumping the body when they were stopped in Calcasieu Parish. The sheriff says two young children were also in the vehicle, they are now in state custody.

The trial of an Alexandria man accused of raping a hospitalized dementia patient was continued until late November. 28 year Juantavies White was arrested in October of last year after a hospital employee reportedly caught him having sex with an elderly dementia patient. He was indicted on a first-degree rape charge in January of this year.

Two children are dead today and three people injured following a late night mobile home fire in Belle Chasse. State Fire Marshal spokesperson, Ashley Rodrigue, says while the official cause of the fire is still under investigation, it is believed that the blaze started in an unoccupied addition to the home and isn’t linked to space heaters which often spark fires when cooler weather arrives. The three adults injured in the fire remain hospitalized.

A famous LSU alumnus says the targeting penalty called on LSU linebacker Devin White is evidence there’s collusion between the Southeastern Conference and Alabama. White will be suspended for the first half of Alabama game. Professor James Carville says the botched targeting call on White benefits Alabama to the SEC’s delight and it’s unfair to LSU’s players.

Avery Island in Iberia Parish, the home of Tabasco, is now a part of the National Register of Historic Places after an extensive nearly yearlong review. While known for it’s hot sauce, McIlhenny Company CEO Tony Simmons says the island is also home to the state’s first bird refuge, which his great grandfather created for the snowy egret in 1895. The Audubon Society credits that creation with saving the species.

Voters in all 64 Parishes will have a chance, in November, to vote on whether or not folks in their neck of the woods will be allowed to play fantasy sports for money. Currently, Louisianans are barred from websites like DraftKings and FanDuel, which are currently classified as gambling. The Fantasy Sports Trade Association estimates 59.3 people played in 2017.

All eyes are on the $1.6 billion jackpot for tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot drawing after no jackpot-winning ticket was sold on Friday night. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kimberly Chopin says Mega Millions sales are up 177% over last fiscal year and says that is largely in part due to this current jackpot run. The cut off to buy a Mega Millions ticket is 9PM.

$90 dollars per person. That’s how much The National Retail Federation says we’ll be spending this year on Halloween. All in all, that comes out to $9 Billion Dollars nationwide. Experts say a healthy economy is the reason for this year’s uptick.

Sports….

LSU men’s basketball opens the season ranked 23rd in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Tigers have one of the top incoming freshmen classes and the return one of the best point guards in the SEC in Tremont Waters. But they are missing the veteran presence of Wayde Sims, who was murdered last month. Coach Will Wade says Sims absence will impact the team all year. It’s only the fourth time since 1992 that LSU enters the season ranked in the preseason AP Top 25

Through six games, Saints quarterback Drew Brees has not thrown an interception. When asked about that accomplishment during his Monday conference call with reporters Coach Sean Payton seemed like he didn’t want to jinx the streak. The Saints return to Minnesota on Sunday night. The Vikings beat the Black and Gold twice last season, including a heart breaking playoff loss. Payton says the revenge factor is overrated.